Making Sleep a Willing Travel Companion

Sleep and rest quality need not be victims of your travel, especially business travel. Research now provides both answers and reasons for what you can do to minimize jet lag and stay well rested when flying or driving.

Jet lag. This happens when you have trouble adjusting to rapid changes in daily light and darkness cycles, especially when you travel east or west and change time zones. When flying north to south and not changing time zones, you may not experience jet lag but fatigue certainly takes over.

Studies have suggested that avoiding and seeking light at specific times of the day can help manage jetlag (see Jet lag: trends and coping strategies ). Other studies look at hormones, food and other biological factors to minimize jetlag.

Here are some simple and practical tips from various research findings to make sleep your friend while travelling

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